VIDEO: Celeb Friends & Family Attend Post-Funeral Reception for Michael Jackson
Posted on Sep 04, 2009 @ 02:01PM - 5 comments
Following a star-studded funeral for Michael Jackson at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Ca. on Thursday evening, mourners like Corey Feldman, actor Chris Tucker, producer Quincy Jones and Rev. Al Sharpton caravanned to a somber reception at Italian restaurant Villa Sorriso in nearby Pasadena.
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The Jackson family reserved the entire restaurant for the evening, which included an intimate outdoor patio lined with rows of tables covered in white linens, tall trees decorated with blue twinkle lights and tight security.
Celebrities Attend the DJ AM Memorial
Posted on Sep 04, 2009 @ 01:14PM - Add a comment
Celebrities attend the memorial service for DJ AM.
Mourners Flock To DJ AM Memorial
Posted on Sep 04, 2009 @ 06:58AM - 4 comments
Crowds flooded to DJ AM's memorial on Thursday at The Hollywood Palladium. Celebrities including John Mayer, Sam Ronson, Lindsay Lohan and Nicky Hilton mingled with family, friends and fans alike.
The memorial, which was organized by hip Hollywood club promoter Brent Bolthouse, was opened up to the general public, with fans scrambling to get a seat within the 3,500 capacity venue. There were three entrances to the memorial: one for family and VIPs and one for friends and one for fans.
Michael Jackson Funeral Preparations Underway
Posted on Sep 03, 2009 @ 08:18PM - Add a comment
Preparations are underway for the Michael Jackson funeral this evening at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Security is tight and police have already begun to barricade the streets surrounding the memorial park as media and fans alike swarm to the location.
Benches have been installed along with sound and lighting systems for the funeral which will be held at 7pm Thursday.
VIDEO: DJ AM Funeral Draws Mourners Including Friend Travis Barker
Posted on Sep 03, 2009 @ 05:43AM - 4 comments
Family and friends gathered Wednesday to say a tearful goodbye to DJ AM, otherwise known as Adam Goldstein, at the Hillside Memorial Cemetery and Mortuary in LA.
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Beginning promptly at 3pm, the funeral service was small and private. Police and a private security team stood guard at the front entrance to the cemetery, and escorted guests- who all wore Nikes as a tribute to AM’s love of the famous sneaker- discreetly into the front hall where the funeral was held.
Among the mourners in attendance were DJ AM’s mother, Andrea Gross, girlfriend Hayley Wood and Travis Barker.
“The family wanted it kept very private,” a cemetery employee told RadarOnline.com exclusively. “He was big deal. It’s so sad that he’s gone.”
In an attempt to avoid the paparazzi, the black hearse carrying Goldstein’s coffin was backed up against the front doors of the building during the service.
Following the funeral, mourners accompanied the casket, adorned with bouqets of white flowers, to a tent covered area on the cemetery’s grassy hillside where he was buried. Dressed in a modest black pin-striped suit, Barker looked visibly upset during the burial and had to be comforted by another mourner.
Goldstein was found dead on Friday, August 28, in his NYC apartment. On Wednesday, it was reported that the he had up to 8 undigested pills ( that were believed to be the powerful painkiller OxyContin) in his stomach and a ninth one lodged in his throat. A crack pipe was also found near his body. His death came as a shock to those who reveled in his miraculous recovery following a fatal plane crash in September, 2008, in which he and Barker were the only survivors.
As RadarOnline.com reported, Goldstein did not have a will. His mother is his sole heir.
EXCLUSIVE: LA Fires Add To The Ever Increasing Cost Of Michael Jackson Funeral
Posted on Sep 02, 2009 @ 05:42PM - 3 comments
As the fires rage in the foothills of Glendale Michael Jackson is set to be laid to rest tomorrow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in an area surrounding the heart of the danger area.
RadarOnline.com has learned that the cost of the funeral is ever increasing as Glendale city officials tally the cost of supplying manpower to control the expected throng of fans and media.
Glendale City Official, Vicki Gardner, tells RadarOnline.com, "The City is still working on the costs. Due to the fire we have had, the final estimate is not complete. We are in the final stages of the fire wrap-up and reallocating resources as we speak."
The Jackson family will be paying Glendale city officials for the cost of the law enforcement and any other services the family uses.
Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled this morning that Jackson's estate will pay all funeral costs.
Michael Jackson's Funeral To Be Paid By His Estate
Posted on Sep 02, 2009 @ 01:47PM - 3 comments
Michael Jackson will finally be laid to rest on Thursday and the drama over who would foot the bill for the anticipated event is over. A judge ruled on Tuesday that the special administrators for his estate can use his money to pay for the funeral.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said he would leave it to the administrators John Branca and John McClain to decide wither they would honor Katherine Jackson's request that estate funds be used since he did not have enough information one what was in the best interests of the estate.
"The expenses will be extraordinary, but Michael was extraordinary," Jeryll Cohen, Branca and McClain's attorney, said. She also mentioned that the estate is solvent and declined to go into specifics costs for the funeral. An attorney for Jackson's three children did not object to estate funds being used.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Al Sharpton To Attend Michael Jackson Burial
Posted on Sep 01, 2009 @ 06:51AM - 5 comments
Rev. Al Sharpton says he will be a guest at the burial of Michael Jackson on Thursday.
The New York minister attended the NAACP Theater Awards in Los Angeles Monday night and spoke exclusively with RadarOnline.com's reporter Rachel Smith. However, Sharpton would neither confirm nor deny whether he will speak at the extremely private affair.
President Obama To Deliver Eulogy At Ted Kennedy Funeral
Posted on Aug 27, 2009 @ 06:24AM - Add a comment
President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy at Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral Mass in Boston on Saturday.
Ceremonies honoring Kennedy begin Thursday afternoon with a motorcade from the family compound in Hyannis Port to the JFK Library in Boston, a 70-mile journey. A public wake will be held later Thursday in the library's Smith Center, where his body will lie in repose.
Idol Winner Kris Allen’s Grandma Dies
Posted on Jul 15, 2009 @ 03:13PM - 1 comment
American Idol winner Kris Allen has pulled out of his first appearance following the death of his grandmother, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Linda Jean Wood died on Monday in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Allen was scheduled to appear on Conan O’Brien on Wednesday, but cancelled to attend her funeral this afternoon.
Confirming the news on his Twitter page, Allen wrote, “I know I was supposed to do Conan on Wednesday, but there was a death in my family.”
Kris, who beat out Adam Lambert to win season 7, was in the middle of the Idol tour with his former contestants, who have since offered up their support to the singer.
Both Allison Iraheta and Anoop Desai wrote messages on Allen’s Twitter page. “Love ya man…keep yo head up,” Iraheta wrote, while Anoop tweeted, “I know Kris appreciates all the concern—keep his family in your thoughts.”
Kid Singer Inks Major Deal After Performing At Jackson Memorial
Posted on Jul 10, 2009 @ 11:39AM - 2 comments
British singing sensation Shaheen Jafargholi is about to take America by storm after performing at the Michael Jackson memorial tribute.
The Britain’s Got Talent star has just inked a deal with major agents CAA whose clients include Brad Pitt, Will Smith and George Clooney.
Jafargholi, 12, moved hundreds of millions of viewers at Jackson’s memorial by singing Who’s Lovin You in tribute to The King Of Pop who died unexpectedly on June 25, 2009.
